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Most Improved defenders This Season in Süper Lig

The most improved defenders in Süper Lig, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Wagner Pina of Trabzonspor is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.3, and Héliton has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and F. Hadërgjonaj leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Akaydin has improved his Season rating most, up +36.6 on last season, while K. Karataş's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Bokele of Göztepe is the most valuable name in this group at 18.2.

Best talent
Wagner Pina55.3RTG
Trabzonspor
In form
Héliton55.1SsN
Göztepe
Rising potential
K. Karataş+21.7RTG
Başakşehir · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Akaydin+36.6SsN
Rizespor · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Hadërgjonaj6goals
Alanyaspor
Most valuable
M. Bokele18.2val
Göztepe
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1S. AkaydinCentre-backRizespor32+36.6
24/25→25/26
46406.7%2511.2%
2M. BokeleFull-backGöztepe26+31.1
24/25→25/26
55132.9%482.7%
3HélitonCentre-backGöztepe30+28.5
24/25→25/26
55107.1%3314.8%
4Ü. AkdağFull-backAlanyaspor22+26.4
24/25→25/26
39216.4%5223.6%
5H. SmolčićCentre-backKocaelispor25+26.3
23/24→25/26
32478.2%4633.9%
6J. OosterwoldeCentre-backFenerbahçe25+25.9
24/25→25/26
37233.3%5117.2%
7Ž. ŽužekCentre-backGençlerbirliği S.K.29+25.7
23/24→25/26
34306%3423.6%
8K. KarataşFull-backBaşakşehir23+25.1
24/25→25/26
39180.6%5272.1%
9C. OperiFull-backBaşakşehir29+25.1
24/25→25/26
35246.1%3437.8%
10E. AgbadouCentre-backBeşiktaş29+23.3
24/25→25/26
41135.5%3345%
11F. HadërgjonajCentral midfielderAlanyaspor32+20.6
24/25→25/26
5168%2424.4%
12B. BalcıFull-backAntalyaspor26+18.6
24/25→25/26
36109.4%445.3%
13H. TürkmenCentre-backAntalyaspor28+18.4
24/25→25/26
23438.1%3110.3%
14M. ŠkriniarCentre-backFenerbahçe31+17.8
24/25→25/26
35102.9%2712.7%
15Léo DuarteCentre-backBaşakşehir30+17.5
24/25→25/26
4760.1%3116.7%
16J. OpokuCentre-backBaşakşehir27+16.8
24/25→25/26
4854.2%4410.6%
17C. HøjerFull-backRizespor31+16.4
24/25→25/26
30122.4%2812.1%
18N. SangaréFull-backGaziantep FK32+15
24/25→25/26
27129.3%1821.6%
19J. CeesayFull-backAntalyaspor24+14.5
24/25→25/26
3188.4%4639.6%
20R. YılmazFull-backBeşiktaş25+14.4
24/25→25/26
3184.7%485.2%
21Tiago DjalóCentre-backBeşiktaş26+13.7
24/25→25/26
26108.7%4320%
22A. BoşlukFull-backKonyaspor23+13.3
24/25→25/26
2796.4%460.7%
23Pedro PereiraFull-backGençlerbirliği S.K.28+12.6
24/25→25/26
2975.4%3744.2%
24M. AbenaCentre-backGaziantep FK31+12.2
24/25→25/26
20154.4%2442.6%
25O. BulutFull-backBaşakşehir32+11.9
24/25→25/26
16290.2%1722.5%
26F. EboseleFull-backBaşakşehir24+11.9
24/25→25/26
21136.8%4233.5%
27L. MercanFull-backFenerbahçe25+11.3
24/25→25/26
20125.6%4710.4%
28A. OğuzFull-backKocaelispor33+10.9
23/24→25/26
4432.9%2024.3%
29Cláudio WinckFull-backKasımpaşa32+10.8
24/25→25/26
3250.2%2422.6%
30L. GianettiCentre-backAntalyaspor32+10.4
24/25→25/26
2474.8%2044.3%
31T. SanuçFull-backGaziantep FK26+10
24/25→25/26
20104.2%395.8%
32S. van de StreekCentre-forwardAntalyaspor33+9.5
24/25→25/26
3438.6%1913.8%
33T. AltıkardeşFull-backGöztepe22+9.4
24/25→25/26
3241.4%474.3%
34M. HanousekFull-backGençlerbirliği S.K.33+9.2
24/25→25/26
12340.7%14±0%
35S. SavićCentre-backTrabzonspor35+9.1
24/25→25/26
2654.5%1845.5%
36A. BatagovFull-backTrabzonspor24+8.4
24/25→25/26
3828.7%5311.6%
37K. PaalFull-backAntalyaspor29+7
24/25→25/26
3228.1%3438%
38Rodrigo BecãoCentre-backKasımpaşa30+6.3
24/25→25/26
13101.6%2323.7%
39B. BaloghCentre-backKocaelispor24+6.1
24/25→25/26
3125%4737.8%
40N. OpokuCentre-backKasımpaşa28+6.1
24/25→25/26
2827.5%3614.9%
41Nélson SemedoFull-backFenerbahçe32+6
24/25→25/26
3918%2553.3%
42S. GülerCentre-backKayserispor31+5.8
24/25→25/26
2727.4%2430.3%
43U. YazğılıCentre-backKonyaspor27+5.3
24/25→25/26
3219.6%4010.8%
44M. EskihellaçFull-backTrabzonspor29+5.1
24/25→25/26
3119.5%378.4%
45D. GoutasCentre-backGençlerbirliği S.K.32+5
24/25→25/26
2920.7%2532.6%
46A. DursunFull-backGençlerbirliği S.K.27+4.8
24/25→25/26
1087.3%3310.8%
47F. AlitiCentre-backAlanyaspor32+4.3
24/25→25/26
3912.4%2518.8%
48R. SallaiFull-backGalatasaray29+4.1
24/25→25/26
3911.9%368.1%
49Wagner PinaFull-backTrabzonspor23+3.9
24/25→25/26
3811.6%5519.3%
50A. MocsiCentre-backRizespor26+3.8
24/25→25/26
2022.9%4115.9%